musickid - nice one!

I do not know which would be a middle ground between trio and u18t but if i could choose only one i would take the u18t. the detail is spectacular and it is a lovely delicate sound which is entirely non-fatiguing. i currently have the trio, u18t and fourte and this is where i am at right now...

in my opinion there is not much competition. u18t with m20 sounds a bit odd. i would say it does not suit the u18t to be bass heavy. the m15 is a very good match. so i do not find myself concerned in that regard.

today my cable went to left ear only on way in as i was listening to my U18T which are freshly back from a service. feeling very sad about this i was happy to recall that i had the stock cable at work so the trip home would not be a loss. also new spiraldot ++ had arrived (they are very nice)...

hi robthemac. i imagine a blind test would be tough. i find that the difference is more subtle. i find that extended listening is required to "tell" what the difference is. my experience was buying a chord hugo on the cheap and giving that a go versus my WM1Z. on the WM1Z it was nice and...

cool post Bimbleton. what about cables? have you tried much other than stock? are you a believer in that regard?

mvvRAZ is spot on IMO. with U18t i found silicon (spiral dot by jvc) to be fantastic. if i tried using the mandarin symbio it ate up the top half of the sound (nullified it). on other hand symbio works great with both fourte and trio. maybe it isn't the material but fitment etc. but...

couldn't agree more re: cable. stock cable is ergonomic but that's it. the difference between the stock cable and the PW 1950s could make anyone a believer in the cables. chalk and cheese. horrible high resolution on top of itself spaghetti versus a wide and highly resolved and entertaining...

as people describe the Noir is how i feel about my new to me Fourte. can be just as technical as u18t but does it without saturating subject in scrutiny. there is also some swing and the bass is good and solid but can also be fluffy too and so there is great variety. i'm s**t at this but...

i started on a trio and have recently been listening to fourte. i don't however find fourte bright but this is with the manadarin symbio's which control it i reckon. anyway i listened to trio's with same symbio. so that colours these comments. trio is detailed and exciting and revealing but...

so much love the fourte around here lately and i wanted to chime in. i have only had them for a couple fo weeks or so. they really might be my favourite though because as toaster22 says there is something loudspeaker about the presentation. i have been putting a 2 channel system together for...

super cool edwardsean. thankyou. may i ask what iem you were using and also have you heard the pw1950s say for comparison? i run 1950 and whilst it is thrilling, it definitely chops and changes sound so something more honest is up my alley big time!

HI Nawin. Yes i would say silicon is treble enhancing whilst foam is the opposite. On my u18T for example i love silicon. But on the fourte i find silicon a tad bright and find symbio mandarin to go v well.

what sort of tips are you using? i use symbio mandarine because i think it makes it behave very nice. i think silicon might be too bright for this one

trio does rumble. i started with 64audio with trio. it is less clean than the u18t, but of course there is tremendous detail still. i would say it is very like fourte but just not as hectic. perfect for everyday and i used it for commuting for ages. tried it on various cables but by...